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South Africa's free-scoring middle-order batsman AB de Villiers has moved up five places to 11th in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player rankings for Test batsmen following the Proteas' victory over the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday
Mervyn Julius
Nickname: Merv
Born: 08 October 1963, Cape Town, South Africa
Umpiring debut: 2004
Favorite thing about being an umpire: Be part of a system where you can actually help other people, young or old become better human beings and citizens Meeting great players The thrill and excitement
Least favorite thing about being an umpire: Coming to the end of a game where both teams gave everything humanly possible to win but one team has to lose
Form(s) of the Game umpired:
- 20/20 Cricket
- 45 Overs Limited Cricket
- 50 Overs Limited Cricket
- 60 0vers Cricket
- U-17 Boys Time Cricket
- Women Provincial Cricket
Background Information: Mervyn started out as a rugby referee in the Western Province leagues where he was forced to quit after a knee injury. Although he was a really good rugby ref he feels that it was a blessing in disguise because shortly after this he was introduced to the game of cricket and accepted it with both hands. Mervyn started to learn the game on the field of play and most importantly, from his fellow colleagues. He always looks forward to his next game but never forgets his games in the past because this is where he learns from his mistakes. Mervyn currently works as an Operations Manager for TNT Internal Mail (an international postal organization). He is married to Ursula and they have two children, Lester and Shannon. Mervyn would like to further his career as a cricket umpire and his wife and kids support him in this regard. His boss is also very understanding when it comes to taking time off for cricket umpiring – a fact that he appreciates very much. For the past 17 years he has lived in Wellington (Newton)
Career Highlights:
- A great honour was when I was appointed as 3rd Umpire in the Womens ICC World Cup Qualifier in Stellenbosch from 18 to 25 February 2008
- I umpired in the National Rural Week 2008 – held in Stellenbosch/Paarl and Wellington
- I umpired the 2005/06 Women’s Provincial Final at the Brackenfell Oval and I followed that up with the 2006/07 Women’s Provincial Final between Boland and WP at Boland Park
- In the 2005/06 and 2008/09 season I officiated in the Reserve Premier League Final for men between Wellington and Brackenfell
- It was a great honour to represent my country in an official ODI at Boland Park
- National U17 Cricket Week, Cape Town, 7-10 December 2007, with Murray Brown as Manager
- National U17 Cricket Week, Pietermaritzburg, 10-13 December 2008, with Gerrie Pienaar as Manager
- Officiating in the Triangular Series between South Africa, Australia and England for the Intellectually Impaired cricketers. This tournament was held from the 9th of November 2005 with the final on Sunday 20 November 2005 between RSA & Australia where he was one of the standing umpires
Personal quotes:
- Be honest and learn from your mistakes
- Respect and hard work will guarantee success
Advice for aspiring umpires:
- Be patient
- Learn the Laws of cricket by heart
- Respect everyone who is involved with the game of cricket
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